Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull white iron scale mail. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mindartis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).